After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Liu Yunxiang was worried about Yan Mu and went directly to Jingchuan Garden.

When I came to the backyard, I saw the beggar basking in the sun against the wooden pillar in front of the door.

"How is Yan Mu?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

The beggar nodded, "Still alive."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "Is it enough to just stay alive?"

"It's good to be alive."

Liu Yunxiang shook his head and walked into the west room, only to see Jiang Yuan kneeling on one knee in front of the bed, holding a jade seal in his hand.

"Your Highness, this is the royal seal entrusted to you by your subordinates from the one hundred thousand soldiers at Zhenbeiguan. From now on, you will be the King of Libei, and the one hundred thousand soldiers will only obey your orders."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu again. He was lying upright on the bed, staring at the top of the bed.

"I'm not some Libei King." He said hoarsely.

"Your Highness!"

"I'm just a dying man."

"Are you going to abandon these soldiers?"

"I don't even care about myself, how can I care about them."

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, he stepped forward and took the jade seal, "I took it for him. He has to take the throne even if he doesn't want it!"

After Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, he looked at Yan Mu and saw that he still looked indifferent, as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.

He had no fear of death or desire for life. No one was in his heart, not even her.

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, looked at Jiang Yuan again, and asked, "How is the situation in Zhenbei?"

When she and the soldiers at Zhenbeiguan were planning how to rescue Yan Mu, the only way to save his life was for the three Zhenbei states to rebel, support Yan Mu as king, contend with the imperial court, and confront Beijin.

With one hundred thousand soldiers from three states backing Yan Mu, he would not let others slaughter him.

But what they were most worried about at that time was that the imperial court and Beijin would join forces, and Zhenbei would be attacked from both sides and fall into trouble.

Jiang Yuandao: "This timing is also good. Heavy rains south of the Yangtze River have caused floods. Three nearby states have been affected by the disaster and people have been displaced. However, the court has not taken any action. People's complaints have spread, and riots have broken out. The court has no time to spare and has no extra troops to suppress it. , which gave Zhenbei enough time. When the court came back, the three northern states had already built copper and iron walls. In addition, the one hundred thousand soldiers were all elite soldiers and strong generals, with sufficient food and grass, strong horses, and sufficient weapons. The court was short of Time has no ability to fight with it."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, she had planned this time.

In the last generation, there was a riot in Jiangnan. This chaos lasted for three years. At that time, Yan Mu led troops from all directions to suppress it, and the internal trouble was relieved. But in today's court, powerful officials are in power, civil servants are on the rise, and generals are on the decline. Without Yan Mu, the situation should be very pessimistic.

Jiang Yuan thought of something and thought it was funny, so he smiled, "General Wei said you must be the reincarnation of a god, otherwise how could you calculate so accurately."

Liu Yunxiang coughed twice and covered it up.

"Also before you left, you wrote a letter to Mr. Shen Yunzhou and Mr. Shen replied. He said that he had revealed to the emperor that the eldest princess Heshuo is Mrs. Yan according to your wishes."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes lit up. She was really afraid that Shen Yunzhou would not help her. After all, this person was always self-interested and there was no benefit in helping her.

Heshuo was making trouble in Da Rong, trying to support Jin You's son to ascend the throne. Once they succeeded, she and Yan Mu would have no choice but to live on the run.

So she had to break up their alliance, and the simplest and most effective way was to reveal He Shuo's true identity to the emperor.

He killed her husband, destroyed her home, forced her to commit suicide, and hated him so much that she returned to him with a different look. What was her purpose?

The emperor is very suspicious, and he will definitely not be able to tolerate He Shuo.

Thinking of this, Liu Yunxiang let Jiang Yuan go out first, then sat on the edge of the bed and waved the royal seal in front of Yan Mu's eyes. Seeing that he didn't care, he put it in his sleeve pocket.

"Yan Mu." She reached out and touched his face, with gentle eyes and a gentle smile, but her words were firm and decisive, "Remember, you must be King Libei, and so must I. It's Princess Libei, you don't care about anything anymore, I care, you don't want anything, I want it. You don't hate, I hate, you don't want revenge, I will avenge you, if you still don't want me in the end..."

She lowered her head and bit his lip, "Don't even think about it, I won't let you go."

Yan Mu's eyes trembled and he slowly looked at Liu Yunxiang, "Did I owe you anything in my previous life?"

The corners of Liu Yunxiang's lips curled up, "Yes."

Yan Mu closed his eyes and said, "Whatever you want."

When she left, she called the beggar and Jiang Yuan to her side and asked them to help check the place where Anhong planted vines and herbs.

"This must be an extremely secret place and difficult to investigate." The beggar said.

Jiang Yuan nodded, "I brought some people here from Zhenbei and have set up hidden lines, but everyone is not familiar with Jin An yet, so they won't be able to play any role for a while."

"Check first." Liu Yunxiang said with a deep breath, but she could wait, but Shopkeeper Hu was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait.

After coming out of Jingchuan Garden, Liu Yunxiang was thinking about how to solve the current dilemma of Nanhonglou while walking forward, but accidentally bumped into someone. When she came to her senses, she saw a young scholar wearing a plain robe and a scarf.

"sorry!"

The scholar frowned, "It's really unlucky to touch a woman before the big exam!"

Liu Yunxiang frowned: "Why are you talking!"

The scholar snorted and hurriedly walked away from Liu Yunxiang, as if he was really afraid of being exposed to bad luck.

There is an old saying: A big exam requires meditation, recharge your batteries, and avoid being effeminate.

The original meaning of this saying is that before the imperial examination, you need to calm down and nourish your spirit, and don't be greedy for women and wear down your body. It was just a sentence to advise candidates, but it was passed down and gradually turned into a saying that it is bad luck to touch a woman before the big exam.

Liu Yunxiang glared angrily in the direction where the scholars left, and then realized that there were many scholars on the street. Thinking about it carefully, it turned out that it was almost the autumn period in Beijin.

It is a grand event that happens every three years when students from Peking University gather in Jin'an.

"I heard that tomorrow Avon Xuan will bring out ten precious calligraphy and paintings from its collection to be sold by drumming and singing, including the former dynasty painter Zhang Jian, the southern dynasty calligrapher Qi Zihe, and the late Zongshan old man. Each one has a great background."

"Then can we participate?"

"The four major study halls will all be there to bid tomorrow, so we can join in the fun."

"If I could see the true appearance of these calligraphy and paintings, I would have no regrets."

"What good thing are you thinking of? They paid real money to buy it, but you can watch it for free?"

"Hey, that's right. We poor scholars just watch the excitement."

Two scholars passed by, and when Liu Yunxiang heard what they said, an idea flashed in his mind. She hurriedly walked towards Nanhonglou, and when she reached the door, she was stopped by Xue Yunjin.

"I told you before that I want to buy your Nanhong Building. What are your thoughts?"

Liu Yunxiang turned to Xue Yunjin, "When did I say I wanted to sell?"

Xue Yunjin snorted softly, "We are all blocked now, why don't you give up?"

"I really haven't given up yet."

Xue Yunjin looked at Liu Yunxiang and saw that she was still looking tough. He couldn't help but sigh, "I advise you, Huashang Pavilion is not something you can mess with. It's best for you to close Nanhonglou now and open another cloth shop somewhere else or start a business." Other businesses are fine, but in fact Jin'an is a difficult place to live in. There are too many ravines and ravines. You are a woman and you have nothing to rely on. It is best to go back to Da Rong."

This was said sincerely, and Liu Yunxiang felt quite heart-warming when listening to it.

"Thank you."

"Oh, I'm afraid you'll steal my business!"

"However, my Nanhong Building will not be closed, so naturally I can't sell it to you, so stop worrying."